Description
| Product ID: | 9781398248618 |
| Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
| Country of Manufacture: | GB |
| Series: | Courageous Young People |
| Title: | Mary Anning Breaks New Ground |
| Subtitle: | Courageous Young Palaeontologist |
| Authors: | Author: Carol Kim, Mark Simmons |
| Page Count: | 32 |
| Subjects: | Children’s / Teenage general interest: History and the past, History & the past: general interest (Children's / Teenage), Children’s / Teenage general interest: Dinosaurs and prehistoric world, Educational: History, Dinosaurs & prehistoric world (Children's / Teenage), Educational: History, For National Curriculum Key Stage 2, Interest age: from c 8 years |
| Description: | Select Guide Rating In 1811, while exploring the cliffs near Lyme Regis, England, 12-year-old Mary Anning made the find of a lifetime. There in the rocks was the skeleton of a strange creature. Mary's find was later named Ichthyosaurus, a reptile that lived more than 250 million years ago. Anning went on to have a long career finding and identifying dinosaur fossils. However, her work often went unrecognized by male scientists of the time, and she received little credit until long after her death. Learn about Mary Anning's perseverance and her important discoveries in palaeontology. In 1811, while exploring the cliffs near Lyme Regis, England, 12-year-old Mary Anning made the find of a lifetime. There in the rocks was the skeleton of a strange creature. Mary''s find was later named Ichthyosaurus, a reptile that lived more than 250 million years ago. Anning went on to have a long career finding and identifying dinosaur fossils. However, her work often went unrecognized by male scientists of the time, and she received little credit until long after her death. Learn about Mary Anning''s perseverance and her important discoveries in palaeontology. |
| Imprint Name: | Raintree |
| Publisher Name: | Capstone Global Library Ltd |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2023-03-16 |
